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In 1900, dunbar was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and moved to colorado with his wife on the advice of his doctors. Paul laurence dunbar 18721906 contributing editors. Known primarily for his verse, paul laurence dunbar published lyrics of lowly life in 1896. We wear the mask by paul laurence dunbar poetry foundation. Although paul laurence dunbar also produced novels, short stories, and a large number of poems written in conventional english, he is best known for his adoption in verse of what was presented as the language or dialect of the black southern folk. Since its publication in the 1890s, paul laurence dunbars poetry has been divided into. Essay about the poet by paul laurence dunbar 494 words. He wrote short stories and operettas, ballads and orations. Paul laurence dunbar june 27, 1872 february 9, 1906 was an american poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The project gutenberg ebook of the complete poems of paul laurence dunbar, by paul laurence dunbar this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Paul laurence dunbar 18721906 dunbar was born in dayton, ohio to parents who had escaped from slavery.
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